Under terms of the agreements, Scripps will be responsible for advertising
sales for the PAX TV stations. Additionally, the PAX TV stations will
rebroadcast local news programming produced by the Scripps stations.

James M. Hart, senior vice president for the Scripps television station
group, said, "We believe that the sales partnership between our NBC affiliates
and PAX TV stations represents an excellent opportunity for business growth.
It illustrates our company's willingness to take advantage of non-traditional
revenue streams. With strong and growing stations in these markets, we feel
confident that this will be a very positive relationship."

Dean Goodman, president of PAX TV, said, "We are pleased to announce this
JSA with Scripps. This long-term strategic partnership will have a strong
impact on our sales performance and revenue and help reinforce our market
presence in all three key markets. Finally, this agreement also presents us
with a compelling opportunity to continue our overall growth strategy of
expanding our JSA territory to include all PAX owned and operated stations by
the end of the year."

About Paxson Communications Corporation

Paxson Communications Corporation owns and operates the nation's largest
broadcast television station group and PAX TV, the newest broadcast television
network. PAX, the national family entertainment network, reaches 81 percent
of U.S. television households via nationwide broadcast television, cable and
satellite distribution systems. Through the company's strategic relationship
with NBC, the two networks recently shared the premiere of the new dramatic
series "Mysterious Ways" from July to mid-September. The series continues
every Tuesday this fall on PAX, together with other original 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
series such as "Twice In A Lifetime," "It's A Miracle" and "Encounters with
the Unexplained." For more information, visit PAX TV's website at
www.pax.tv .

About The E.W. Scripps Company

The E.W. Scripps Company, based in Cincinnati, is a diverse media concern
with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, cable television
networks and interactive media. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10
broadcast TV stations and three cable television networks, with plans to
launch a fourth. Scripps cable television network brands include Home & Garden
Television, Food Network, Do It Yourself and Fine Living, due to launch in the
second half of 2001. The company also operates Scripps Howard News Service,
United Media, the worldwide licensing and syndication home of PEANUTS and
DILBERT, and 31 Web sites, including hgtv.com, foodtv.com, diynet.com and
comics.com.
SOURCE The E.W. Scripps Company